IRIDIUM 172, 43927
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 172, 43927 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 11 Jan 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 172
1 43927U 19002F 25260.94359792 .00000011 00000-0 -31663-5 0 9997
2 43927 86.3924 107.4075 0001778 91.3721 268.7678 14.34217724349947
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T22:38:46.86Z)
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Orbital elements
Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 2019 (2019-01-11 UTC)
IRIDIUM 172 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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8 mins | 2025-09-18 13:50:05.316Z | 150.488° SSE | 2025-09-18 13:54:05.316Z | 87.82° E | 32.804° | 2025-09-18 13:58:05.316Z | 22.059° NNE |
6 mins | 2025-09-18 15:32:05.316Z | 241.382° WSW | 2025-09-18 15:35:05.316Z | 283.715° WNW | 20.425° | 2025-09-18 15:38:05.316Z | 324.961° NNW |
8 mins | 2025-09-19 02:02:05.316Z | 356.156° N | 2025-09-19 02:05:05.316Z | 327.321° NNW | 44.779° | 2025-09-19 02:10:05.316Z | 180.696° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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